Kim Seong-hwan

Kim Seong-hwan (8 October 1932 – 9 September 2019)[1] was a South Korean artist and cartoonist, notable for having created and perpetuated the longest-running comic strip in Korea.

[5] After Seoul was liberated in September 1950, Kim was employed as a war artist by the South Korean Ministry of Defense.

This comic figure is old man with round eyes, big nose, mustache and with a single tuft of hair on top of his head.

For example, the comic strip caused an uproar when he drew prime-minister Jang Taek-sang bitten by a dog.

[6] Another time in 1958, Kim was imprisoned by Syngman Rhee's regime for a satirical comic he drew regarding the presidential Blue House, showing people carrying buckets of manure out of the building.

This sketch by war artist Kim Seong-hwan, titled Near Donam Bridge, depicts refugees fleeing Seoul in June 1950 during early days of the Korean War .